We wanted to keep things running as they were for a smooth transition. Getting the contracts converted to new ownership was a royal PITA. In hindsight, wish we hadn’t.
On X, you cannot remove the extra member discount. I called them on it and they said "oh, that is part of the contract you signed". :mad: They offered to add a 3 day minimum but their partner sites still have 2.
We are early American with the original house built in 1832. Biggest surprise? Having a full house and running out of fuel oil at 2:30 A.M. in the middle of December. Needless to say that was a long night!
When we purchased our inn, we inherited the OTA contracts (boo king and Exped) as we didn't want to change anything off the bat. We are now realizing that we really don't need them and they are costing us revenue and causing us (and our guests) too many headaches. X is now taking 18% plus...
My wife and I just purchased an existing inn this past October after years of dreaming and scheming. With all our kids out of high school we figured it was time to take the plunge so we packed up and headed to Maine. We are full time and open year round and so far it has been a blast.
Been...